Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website and will end access to messenger.com in April 2026, directing web users to Facebook’s messaging ...

Court filings show Meta executives warned in 2019 that encrypting Messenger could reduce child exploitation reporting to authorities.

By Katie Paul and Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt ...

Facebook Messenger is getting new updates, including end-to-end encryption. In a press release, the company said the new update would notify users if someone screenshots disappearing messages. "New ...

Meta has officially announced that Messenger.com and the Messenger desktop apps will be discontinued by April 2026. Desktop users will be automatically redirected to facebook.com/messages, which is a ...

Messenger web users will be redirected to Facebook's chat interface after the shutdown. Meta previously retired the desktop apps for Mac and Windows.

The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, according to a company help page. The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within ...